Javier Milei assumed the presidency of Argentina with 41.7% poor. At the end of 2023, almost 20 million people had insufficient income to buy the basic basket.
Inflation has accelerated to 276% in Milei's first months in power and about half of Argentines live below the poverty line. Almost six out of every ten children under 15 years of age lived in a household with insufficient income. Unicef warns that this dramatic situation could affect 70% of children if Milei maintains the budget cuts for children and adolescents.